PROTECTING AND DEFENDING THE AMBURAYAN RIVER BASIN AND WATERSHED THROUGH GOOD GIVERNANCE & ACTIVE PEOPLE’S PARTICIPATION

PROJECT TITLE:

Donor: Philippine-American Fund/USAID Project Duration: June 2014—June 2017 Budget: USAID - 20.28 M Counterpart - 4.01 M 24.29 M Project Areas:

Benguet Province: Atok, Tublay,Bakun, Buguias, Kapangan & Kibungan

La Union Province: Municipality of Santol, Bangar & Sudipen

Ilocos Sur: Municipality of Sugpon, Alilem & Tagudin Direct Beneficiaries: 2,179 Households Indirect Beneficiaries: 34, 785 households Organizations: 9 Peoples’ Org’ns, 3 PLGU, NIA, DPWH, NWRB, 9MLGU, DENR, NCIP & DILG who will benefit from the capacity building trainings Project Partners: Local Government Units: Province of Benguet, Ilocos Sur & La Union, Municipal LGU of Atok, Bakun, Buguias, Kapangan, Kibungan, Tublay, Santol*, Bangar*, Sudipen, Sugpon, Alilem* & Tagudin

Government Offices: Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) National Commission for Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) National Water Resources Board (NWRB)** National Irrigation Administration (NIA) ** Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) ** Department of Health (DOH) ** Department of Agriculture (DA) ** National Economic Development Authority (NEDA) ** Department of Tourism (DOT) ** Academe: Benguet State University (BSU)

Don Mariano Marcos Memorial State University (DMMSU) **

University of the Philippines-Baguio **

University of Northern Philippines (UNP) **

Business Sector:

Hydro Electric Development Corporation Inc.**

SN Aboitiz ** * additional sites

** additional project partners

OVERALL IMPACT: The project will bring together concerned stakeholders in the management of the Amburayan River Basin and Watershed and institutionalize a collaborative agreement that would ensure the protection of people ’s rights and the interests of all stakeholders to protect the integrity of the watershed.

EXPECTED OUTCOME:

Outcome 1: Amburayan Integrated Water Resource Manage-ment Plan, including integrated water quality management plan, utilized and implemented by the Amburayan Multi-stakeholder Council in managing the Amburayan River Basin and Watersheds. Output: a. Administrative Ordinance (AO) legalizing the council/

coalition, implementing rules & guidelines outlining responsi-bilities of the coalition and the mechanism/guidelines for con-flict resolution on resource use (forest, mining, water, land).

b. Memorandum of Agreement/Covenant among stakeholders on the protection of the Amburayan River Basin and

Watersheds c. Provincial policies enacted on the protection of the Amburayan River Basin and Watersheds & resource use

(forests, mining, water & land)

Outcome 2: Amburayan River Council composed of all stakeholders (LGU, People Organization, Business sectors, Government Agencies, Academe) organized & capacitated, ably assuming management functions. Output: a. Administrative Orders (AO) or ordinance legalizing the council/coalition; implementing rules & guidelines

outlining responsibilities of the coalition and the mechanism/guidelines for conflict resolution on resource use (forest, mining, water, land)

b. Active engagement of the community stakeholders in watershed/river protection activities such as tree-planting, slope protection, fire prevention.

c. Council has enrolled Amburayan as a water quality management area under DENR social acceptability for any energy project.

d. At least 30 People’s organization members per municipality deputized to safeguard Amburayan water-sheds and river basin.

Outcome 3: Feedback system, monitoring and evaluation & IECs in place for the Amburayan river basin and watersheds. Output: a. Presence of feedback system M&E systems in manuals,IECs (on policies & important information) installed at strategic areas. b. Other Provincial or other regional LGUs/NGOs/Government

Agencies and personnel to learn from this project. Outcome 4: Project exit & sustainability plans in place Output: a. Council financial requirements are on LGU approved annual budgets a. Watershed and river basin protection projects are Integrated in LGU plans & budgets a. Accreditation of the Council in the Provincial Development

Councils b. Sustainability plans in place c. Project Impact Evaluation